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European Private Equity Market Recap – H1 2025

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Deal activity: Deal count has picked up through the first half of 2025, up 2% compared to the same period last year but still down 7% from H2 2024. With geopolitical tensions, investors and analysts alike are forecasting...more

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Greenwashing in UK Asset Management: Deceptive Sustainability Claims

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In an era where environmental consciousness is increasingly shaping consumer behaviour and investment decisions, asset management firms in the UK are under significant pressure to demonstrate their commitment to...more

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SFDR Review Potentially Delayed to Q1 2026

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Whilst not unexpected, the long-awaited review of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), originally scheduled for Q4 2025, is now likely to be delayed to Q1 2026. This follows the public and targeted...more

K&L Gates LLP

Australia: The Regulatory Developments for FY25 That Fund Managers Can’t Afford to Ignore

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As we have now said goodbye to FY25, we look back on some of the more significant regulatory developments that fund managers can’t afford to ignore....more

Paul Hastings LLP

SFDR Update: A Step Up in Scrutiny

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In recent weeks, EU regulators have issued several updates clearly indicating that, while the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) remains subject to review and likely substantial revision at the end of 2025,...more

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ESMA's findings on sustainability risk integration and disclosures: What you need to know

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ESMA has published its final report on the CSA on the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures in the investment fund sector and a thematic note on sustainability-related claims focusing on ESG credentials. ...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Emerging Manager Spotlight: Constance Freedman of Moderne Ventures

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Q: What led to the decision to raise your first fund? Constance Freedman: In 2008, I began building my track record at Second Century Ventures, the predecessor fund to Moderne Ventures. It was the first time I had a...more

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Irish Asset Management & Investment Funds ESG Newsletter: October 2024 – January 2025

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The Platform on Sustainable Finance has published its report on categorisation of products under SFDR ahead of the European Commission's proposal for review of the SFDR, expected in Q4 2025. ESMA released new Q&As...more

K&L Gates LLP

Asset Management Regulatory Year in Review 2024

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2024 was a year of meaningful regulatory change for asset managers globally. The regulatory activity was wide ranging and without a particular unifying theme. In fact, the wide, and in cases diverging focuses of key global...more

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Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers - ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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INTRODUCTION - Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

ESG in Fund Finance: The Next Phase April 2024 - ESG in Fund Finance

In the first of our series “ESG in Fund Finance” articles, we summarise and examine the recent publication “A Guide to the Application of Sustainability-linked Loan Principles in Fund Finance”....more

A&O Shearman

10 lessons in sustainability regulation

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Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more

K&L Gates LLP

Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers

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Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental,...more

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The UK’s FCA Consults on Changes to Allow Recognition of Overseas Funds

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) is consulting on changes to its rules to allow funds domiciled outside the UK to market to UK retail customers....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Finds Further Improvement Needed on Design, Delivery, and Disclosure of ESG Funds

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The FCA has set out good and poor practices for asset managers to consider in relation to funds with ESG or sustainable characteristics. On 16 November 2023, the FCA published the findings from its review of how asset...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

European Commission Consults on Changes to the SFDR Regime

The European Commission recently launched two consultations — a public consultation and a targeted consultation (collectively, the Consultations) — seeking stakeholders’ feedback on potential changes to the Sustainable...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: August-September 2023

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission’s Merger Simplification Package Enters Into Force - On 20 April 2023, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a new legislative package that entered into force on 1...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

EU Consultation on ESG Fund Names and SFDR Q&As

On 18 November, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA“) published a consultation paper containing draft guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms. The deadline for comments on the...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CSA Provide Disclosure Guidance to Investment Funds Engaged in ESG Investing

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On January 19, 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 81-334 (the “Staff Notice”) to provide guidance to investment funds (funds) relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG)...more

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ESG Regulatory Developments in the UK, Japan, and Hong Kong

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INTRODUCTION - We’ve heard a lot over the past year about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulatory developments affecting asset managers in the European Union, which is regarded as leading the way on ESG...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] SFDR for Beginners

In this episode, the first in our three-part EU ESG Considerations for Beginners miniseries, Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Ezra Zahabi looks at the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and what it means...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Top 10 Items to Consider When Structuring Your ESG Facility

ESG-focused investment funds raised a record amount last year – estimated at more than $50 billion in new investor money. This trend is expected to not only continue but accelerate over the next few years. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2020

Welcome to the 2020 edition of In Principle. With the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU) on31 January 2020, and moving into a transition period which will last until 31 December 2020, Brexit of courselooms...more

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